'Unfortunately, despite "that French kid's uncle" being "a millionaire," Lo dropped Eva for some reason before I had had time to enjoy in my modest way her fragrant presence in the Humbert open house.' - idem

Reactie van Andrea Pitzer dd 18.06.2013:

In terms of Eva Rosen, it is true that Nabokov liked to play with anagrams, and it would not surprise me a bit if he were playing with inserting Vera's name into Lolita at that point. He operated on many levels at the same time, which is part of what makes his books such a joy to read.

I believe he layered the history into the literary allusions into the games and personal references so intricately that we will be able to chase down his brilliance for decades to come. I'm so pleased that you have your own ideas about what he was up to (and that you were rereading INVITATION, which is one of my favorites).